Lorne
Boost for pool, paths and courts
A swimming pool upgrade for Winchelsea, new footpaths, road upgrades and refreshed netball courts at Lorne and Winchelsea feature in Surf Coast Shire Council’s newly approved budget.
Coast rapist jailed over Lorne attack
A man will spend the next four years and nine months in prison for raping a woman in a Lorne campground in 2019.
Lorne defends state title
Lorne Surf Lifesaving is the junior state champion for the second year running, smashing all competition at the Victoria Pool Lifesaving Championships at Geelong Grammar School.
Lorne water supply talks
Lorne residents can join a discussion with Barwon Water to plan for the town’s future water needs.
ARTS FOCUS: Each piece has its own beauty
Lorne artist Andrew Allen says his stoneware pottery is so much more than just an object to drink and eat out of, designing each piece with its own individual beauty.
Possible upgrade for precinct
Lorne’s Sea Baths could get a $1.4-million upgrade to the pool precinct making it a year-round visitor attraction, if GORCAPA approves a new lease.
FALLS FALTERS: Festival’s taking a break
Colac and district festivalgoers will miss out on another Falls Festival, after organisers announced the festival would not return this New Years’ season to any of its three locations.
Coast hits the small screen
Lorne and Apollo Bay have enjoyed 15 minutes of fame on the small screen, featuring on an episode of the Channel Nine television series Postcards.